Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, or the spiny flower mantis, is a small flower mantis (40 millimetres or 1+1⁄2 inches) native to southern and eastern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 10%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Common Spiny Flower Mantis that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are African Twig Mantis (about 10%), Flag Mantis (about 10%) and Wide-Armed Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Spiny Flower Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
